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' No. 374,556. Patented Dec. 6, 1887..

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I UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD A. REW?, OF POMEROY, WASHINGTON TERRITORY.

STOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 374,556, dated December6, 1887.

Application filed November Q3, 18EG. Serial No. 919,701. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that l, RICHARD A. REW, of Pomeroy, in the county ofGarfield, Washington Territory, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Stoves, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in stoves, and has for an objecttoprovide means for supplying air to the stove to aid combustion in suchmanner and by such means that the said air will be taken from the lowerstratum in the room, thus withdrawing the foul air from the room and atthe same time preventing the discharge of sparks into the room; and itconsistsin the peculiar construction of the supply-pipe and the novelcombination of said pipe and the stove, as will be described.

In the drawings, Figure lis a sectional View showing a part of a stoveor range and illustratiug my invention. and Fig. 3 shows a slightmodification.

The stove or range A may be mainly of any approved form or pattern, andI have not thought it necessary to show a complete stove, but only somuch thereof as is necessary to the illustration of my invention. In aplane below the combustion-chamber or lfire-box A, I'

forni a closed draft-space, B, the same being by preference formed belowthe step or hearth of the stove, andhaving a flat top, l, removable iuthe manner common to stove ash-boxes, a bottom, 2, and a front or side,3. Thehearth o r top of this draft-space forms a convenient shelf toreceive articles which it is desired to keep warm, and such articleswill be protected from gases rising from coals dropped into thedraft-space, which also forms an ash-box, and the said articles may, byclosing the front of the stove, be protected from the directr heat fromthe coals, to which they would be exposed if the front of thestove,which may have doors, as usual, were open above the step orhearth.

The induction-pipe C, for supplying air to the combustiouchamber,communicates at one end with such chamber in the construction shownthrough the medium of the draft-space, while its opposite end opens nearto the iioor of the room.

In the construction shown the draft-space B has a vertical partition, E,extending from its bottom nearly to its top, and has its bottom' Fig. 2is a detail view,

formed with an opening, F,in front of suchv partition. The bottom isalso provided with rails f to receive the anges G, formed at the upperend oftheinduction-pipe, andsuch pipe may be moved from the front intoand out of attachment with the draft-space.

A latch device, H, is usually provided for securing the pipeinconnection with the draftspace, as shown.

It is preferred to employ the construction as shown in Figs. l and 2;but manifestly the draft-pipe might open into the draft-space, as shownin Fig. 3, without departing from the broad principles of my invention.

A particular advantage results from the form of the pipe, which isclearly shown in the drawings, it being bent into the form of a trap.

By this form of the pipe any sparks or coals which may be driven intothe mouth of the pipe Where it opens into the draft-space will i beprevented from passing out onto the floor. This arrangement isespecially desirable in stoves burning wood, for which it isparticularly designed. In the use of such fuehsparks and coals are, asis well known, frequently driven with great force from the stick or log,and there is danger of their being driven out of the draft-opening ofsuch stove and igniting the premises. Now, it will be seen that by theforni of my induction-pipe any coals that may enter the upper end ormouth thereof will be checked by the trap and cannot pass out onto thedoor.

By interposing the draftspace between the mouth of the inductionpipe andthe combustion-chamber the chances of sparks or coals entering such pipeare reduced.

A damper, D, is provided to regulate the admission of air to thecombustion-chamber, the same being preferably a butterfly-damperarranged in the induction-pipe, as shown.'

Now, it will be seen that by my invention I provide a simple inexpensiveconstruction, which Will efficiently perform the desired office, willserve to prevent the passage of coals onto the floor, and-will supportthe damper or means for regulating the admission of air to thecombustion-chamber.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with the combustiona having a vertical partition, E,and the conlbustion-chamber, of the removable inductionpipe opening atits upper end into the draftspace in front of partition E and formedwith a trap-shaped bend. substantially as set forth.

4. The combination, with the draft-space of the stove or range, of theremovable trapshaped pipe extending nearly to the floor and providedwith a damper, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

RGHARD A. REW.

YVitnesses' C. B. Foorn, J. W. HULL.

